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Fantastic Pour Episode #16 - Superman and Lemon Drop Martini

February 25, 2026

THE FANTASTIC POUR

Brett welcomes The Monitor Tapes’ DC Dave to the Fantasti-Lounge for a new edition of the Fantastic Pour as we talk Superman in the Silver Age!  We enjoy a Lemon Drop Martini and read Action Comics #335.  Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss: Did Superman break the bro code? Re-starting the universe. Practical types of Kryptonite.  And much, much more!

Secret Pour-igins: Lemon Drop Martini

Cocktail: Lemony Luthor

Ingredients (per drink):

  • 2 oz vodka of choice
  • 1/2 oz Cointreau or triple sec
  • 1/2 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
  • 1/4 oz simple syrup
  • 1 twist of lemon

Sugar rim

  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • Zest from 1 lemon

Instructions

  • Add sugar to a plate, then add zest of a lemon into the sugar and rub into the sugar with your fingers until tinted yellow and fragrant
  • Moisten the rim of a chilled martini glass with the juiced lemon, rim the glass with lemon sugar and set aside
  • Fill shaker with ice
  • Add vodka, Cointreau, lemon juice, and simple syrup to the shaker
  • Shake well and strain into martini glass
  • Garnish with a lemon twist and enjoy

Comic: Action Comics Vol.1 #335, DC Comics, 1966

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February 25, 2026

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Super Mates 114: House of Franklin-Stein Part 2

September 29, 2025

All aboard! The House of Franklin-Stein is your deadly depot for catching a ride on the Horror Express! Chris and Cindy discuss this 1972 classic starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing, as they struggle to solve the mystery of a frozen prehistoric specimen come to life, bent on murder and possession! Plus, Telly Savalas as a roguish Cossack captain!

Then it’s off to the comic crypt and Superman (1987) #6, continuing the tale of the giant mummy from last episode! When Lois is possessed, Superman uncovers an ancient race planning to take over the world!

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Horror Express (1972) directed by Eugenio Martin

Superman The Animated Series theme by Shirley Walker

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Super Mates 113: House of Franklin-Stein Part 1

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The House of Franklin-Stein returns! Chris and Cindy begin their 12th Annual Spooky Season Spectacular with a stone-cold Universal Monsters classic! Ancient Imhotep rises to reunite with his lost love by any means necessary in the original The Mummy (1932) starring Boris Karloff!

Then they unwrap a Mummy tale from the comic crypt, Superman #5 (1987) by John Byrne and Karl Kesel! The Man of Steel battles an oversized and powerful ancient mummy unearthed in South America!

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The Mummy (1932) directed by Karl Freund

Superman Ruby Spears Animated TV series theme by John Williams and Ron Jones

“The Mummy” by Dyke and the Blazers (with Boris Karloff and Phyllis Diller) from Mad Monster Party? (1966), directed by Jules Bass

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DC SpecialCast #7 – The Superman Spectacular!

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Look Up!  That’s right, at DC SpecialCast, we have no problem hitching a ride on the Superman movie hype train! Join Brett Young and Paul Kien as they discuss a comic that came out before the FIRST Superman movie: 1977’s DC Special Series #5 – The Superman Spectacular!

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Justice Society Presents - Mr. and Mrs. Superman 1

April 07, 2025

It’s JSApril! And to celebrate, Chris and Cindy from Super Mates and JLUCast are launching their new, occasional series looking at the Mr. and Mrs. Superman series from the pages of Superman Family, set on Earth-Two! This time they discuss the tale from issue #211, where the Kents attend the wedding of Batman and Catwoman!

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“Mr. and Mrs. Superman” by Terry O’Malley, of Stop Calling Me Frank https://www.facebook.com/rockSCMF

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Super Mates 111: House of Franklin-Stein Part 3

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Say “I do” to this episode at The House of Franklin-Stein covering Tim Burton’s modern stop-motion classic Corpse Bride! On the eve of his wedding, a doomed groom says his vows to an undead bride waiting for true love! With the voices of Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Albert Finney, Michael Gough and Christopher Lee!

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Corpse Bride (2005) directed by Tim Burton and Mike Johnson

Music by Danny Elfman

Theme from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman by Jay Gruska

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The House of Franklin-Stein SPOOK SHOW! The 11th annual Halloween celebration begins in September and runs through October! Chris and Cindy present four episodes covering classic horror films, and tales featuring super heroes vs. legendary monsters!

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JLUCast Question Authority

July 10, 2023

Coverage of the 4-part finale to the Cadmus arc begins here! The Question uncovers a shocking secret that could potentially destroy the world. His only solution: kill Lex Luthor before Superman can!

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